Baby crafts

Two posts in one day- we're just such exciting people!
Some friends of ours are about to have a baby girl.  Their nursery is yellow, black and gray.  What a cute combination!  (Of course, anything involving gray is wonderful to me.)  I considered making one of my flannel rag quilts to match the nursery, but I didn't have much luck finding enough patterns I liked in these colors.  Well, I found some, but they were way too expensive.  Between all of the baby showers, our friends' registry was pretty picked over.  So I decided to make a few items I thought would be useful to them and their baby girl while coordinating with their colors.  Here's what I've been up to:

A taggy block

Pacifier clips

A nursing cover

2 hooded towels

Trim on the towels made with my new bias tape toy

Here are the links to the tutorials that inspired me.  I didn't follow all of the directions exactly.
Taggy block- I used way more ribbon and sewed the blocks together in a different pattern.  I also put a jingle bell in the middle to make it sound like a rattle.
Pacifier clips-  I didn't use interfacing or a serger.  I should have followed the tip about sewing the velcro on before sewing the material sides.  It would have looked much better. 
Nursing cover- I only used 1 piece of fabric so it wouldn't be too hot.  I added my pocket as a triangle in one corner.  Also, I used D-rings instead of velcro to make the adjustable neck strap.
Hooded towels- easiest project ever!  I used adult sized towels so they can be used when the baby outgrows those tiny hooded towels that you can buy in the stores.  I also sewed across the point of the hood and cut off the extra material so that the kid doesn't look like a elf.  I made single fold bias tape for the edge using this fun new toy.  They sell machines that make bias tape, but I found this $4 contraption (w/coupon) did the job perfectly!  I can't wait to make more bias tape (a fold down the center and a quick ironing gives you double fold bias tape in no time!)

I also attempted to make a wipeable changing pad, but my sewing machine was not cooperating.  By the time we reached a compromise, the project was a flop.  Here's the tutorial I was trying to follow.  I think it needs to be bigger.  Maybe I'll try again.  I learned that sewing with vinyl takes practice and patience (and tape on the bottom of your presser foot.) 
So what projects have been keeping you busy lately?